“In a previous article, we wrote about Microsoft being scared of
Linux’s potential, however, if this is really the truth, are they
moving in the right direction?“They’ve launched their ‘Shared Source” initiative, but the
point behind it is unclear. It appears the only reason it exists is
for marketing purposes, as open source becomes a clear advantage
under the public eye, Microsoft can market this shared source
initiative as being their move towards open source. Does this mean
they are completely missing the advantages to Open Source…?”